Receta Tea... Apparently, it's For The Birds - Corning Ware Game Birds
Very little is known about this "pattern", if one can actually call it that, since it's really a set of 4 patterns. It appears to have been very popular. So popular, in fact, that many companies were using these "game bird" transfer patterns. Not just similar ones, but the exact SAME ones. This menagerie of Canada Geese, Mallard Ducks, Partridge and Ring Necked Pheasants can be found on many completely unrelated items from Hall China, Crown Staffordshire Bone Chine and, of course, Corning Ware. (or I would not be writing this post)
Crown Staffordshire English Bone China teacups flanking a Hall Teapot (New York shape)
Schumann Arzberg Coffee Mug
I suppose it is not at all surprising that Corning Ware would follow this game bird trend as well. What IS surprising, however, is the time span between these items that show up with these bird prints.
The TK-2 - Cookmates flat ground bottomed version of the P-57 Deluxe Teakettle... Produced at some point between 1968 and 1973.
Featuring the Canada Geese and Partridge.
and matching lid.
The P-23-EP and P-80-EP Electromatic Percolators also feature a very similar design of flying mallard ducks without the cattails in the background.
The P-104 Teapot. An classic exercise in over-achievement, since it contains all 4 prints on 1 piece..
Though the 6 cup P-104 teapot was produced from 1960 - 1987, the mark on this teapot is extremely telling.
It's a Block Mark from the early 80s. Seven years after the last possible production point for the TK-2.
This piece is also adorn with the later brushed steel lid. (also from the 80s)
There is also a Centura 10 oz Coffee mug (production date unknown)
This particular one in my collection features the Mallard Ducks, but all 4 patterns were available (see decorative plates below)
Then there are the Corning Ware Pyroceram Decorative plates...
And last but not least.... the original Sidekick (P-140) which was known as the PL003 in it's previous life of airline service.
(this one was made for United Airlines)
There are several other items, not in my personal collection, that I know exist.......
The B-10-B Corning Ware Round 10 inch skillet (featured the partridge) Sorry, I do not have a photo of this one The P-80-EP Electromatic Percolator - Ducks
The E-1210 Electromatic Percolator - Pheasants
Related Patterns
Though not from the above set of 4 game bird prints, but still in the same venue, there is the ever elusive P-33 Hibachi setup.. Yep, there was a Corning Ware Hibachi, featuring Mallard ducks.... (this piece is a P-2 1/2-B)
as well as the 1st generation Electromatic Percolator (P-23-EP) which appears to be the reverse of the hibachi pattern. Apparently on print is migrating North and the other is migrating South. Then there was this set that I found on Flickr. Featuring the P-2 1/2-B, from the Hibachi set up, a P-16 skillet with running pheasants and swimming ducks on a P-19 broiling/serving platter.
There is also a strange P-2 1/2-B with a different set of flying ducks. I believe these are Green Winged Teals, as opposed to the more commonly used Mallards...
This is by no means all of these mysterious game bird piece that are out there, cause lord knows there are bound to be more popping out of the woodwork in the future. This is merely an attempt to record the ones that have been found so far.
Where is your Corning Ware??
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